Is this the grossest parasite? - Niko Zlotnik

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One night in 2013, a man in Northern Ireland was shocked to discover something bizarre protruding from the mouth of the sea bass he was preparing for dinner. Peering closer, he came face-to-face with none other than the infamous “tongue biter,” also known as the tongue-eating louse. This species, Cymothoa exigua, is one of nearly 400 belonging to a... Read More